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Egyptian Kingship

` By: Delaney Smith and Claire Going

Egypt Pharohs

1. Hatshepsut was a very famous Egyptian Pharaoh.

Hatshepsut was very wise and many people liked her as a ruler. She had absolute power over her kingdom.
She lived from 1540-1481 B.C. After her husband died, she took power for twenty years.
She was married to her half-brother, Thutmose II. He was king with her. She was the fifth egytian queen of the 18th dynasty. Hashepsut Video!

2. Menes, The king of Memphis

Menes was a king. He built the city named Memphis, and he chose its location in the nile. Memphis is in present day Cairo.
He was the founding king of the first dynasty, and was the first king to unify the upper and lower egypt into one whole kingdom.
His chief wife was named Queen Berenib.

3. The Rulers of Egypt

Usually, the title of pharoh was always a man, but sometimes, women could take controll of the wealth and power of a great civilization.
Women also wore fake beards as a tradition.

Rulers of Egypt Timeline

Egyptian Kingship Quiz.mht

Works Cited
"Hatshepsut: The Queen Who Became King." Hatshepsut: The Queen Who Became King. <www.unitedstreaming.com>."List of Rulers: Ancient Egypt and Nubia." Oct. 2002. 16 Jan. 2009.Wikipedia. 16 Jan. 2009 <http://www.wikipedia.org>.